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Work out the Find the area of the isosceles triangle with sides of 13cm and a base of 10cm. Show your workings

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Answer:

60 cm²

Explanation:

a=c= 13 cm

b= 10 cm

A=?

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A=bh/2

  • h is the leg of the right triangle with hypotenuse 13 cm and other leg 10/2 cm
  • h= √13²-5²= √169-25= √144= 12 cm
  • A= 10*12/2= 60 cm²
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